Rule 3772-15-04 | Duties of a certified independent testing laboratory.
(A) A certified independent testing laboratory must provide a recommendation on whether the electronic gaming equipment complies with Chapter 3772. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder.
(B) A certified independent test laboratory must provide a report to the commission of its test results for each submission to be considered for approval by the commission. The report must be provided in a format approved by the commission. No submission will be considered approved for use in Ohio until approved by the commission.
(C) A certified independent testing laboratory must testify at any administrative hearing or court proceeding as requested by the commission.
(D) A certified independent testing laboratory must annually review each of its employees. This review must include a criminal background check and an assessment of the training, experience, performance, and competence of each employee.
(E) A certified independent testing laboratory must take corrective action whenever any nonconforming work is discovered, laboratory procedures are not followed, procedures are required to be changed or other unsatisfactory conditions exist. A report must be filed internally by the quality manager describing why the problem occurred, what was done to resolve the problem, and how the problem will be prevented in the future. Such report must be made available to the commission upon request.
(F) A certified independent testing laboratory must establish and maintain a training program for its employees to ensure the employees maintain the experience and expertise to conduct all testing required by the commission. Training records must be maintained for all employees and made available to the commission upon request.
(G) A certified independent testing laboratory must test and verify that all testing equipment and software used internally is suitable for use. The laboratory must have internal policies to verify that such equipment and software will perform as needed. The laboratory must maintain records of test cases involving the validation of equipment, software, and methods. All testing performed by the laboratory must be traceable to a test method that has been suitably validated.
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